Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-06-23

manned Oeau letters upon the statute
books. The following is the substance
of the several acts
ACTS to prevent the aduIteration OF
food or drugs
That no person shall manufacture,
have, offer for sale or sell any article
of food or drugs which is adultered
within the meaning of this act, and
any person violating any of the provi
sions of this act shall be liable to a
penalty of fifty dollars for first offence
and one hundred dollars for second
or any subsequent offence.
That the term food as used in this
act, shall include every article used for
food or drink by man, and that the
term drug" as used in this act, shall
include all medicines for internal or ex-
ternal use.
That any article shall be deemed to
be adulterated, within the meaning of
this act:
(d)-IN THE CASE OF DRUGS.
First, If when sold under or by a
name recognized in the United
States pharmacop9a, it differs from
the standard of strength, quality, or
purity laid down therein:
Second, If when sold under or by a
name not recognized in the United
States pbarmacopGa, but which is
found in some other pharinaco0a. or
other standard work on ninateria medica
it differs materially from the standard
OF strength, quality or purity laid down
in such work;
Third, Ii the strength or purity fall
below the professed standard under
which it is sold;
DIN THE CASE OF FOOD OR DRINK.
First, If any substance or substances
has or have been mixed with it. so as
to reduce or lower, or injuriously affect
its quality or strength;
Second, If any inferior or cheaper
substance or substances have been
substituted wholly or in part for the
article;
Third. If any valuable constituent
of the article has been wholly or in
part abstracted;
Fourth. If it be an imitation of or be
sold under the name of another
article
Fifth, If it consist wholly or in part
of a deceased or decomposed or putrid
orrotten animal orvegetable substance
whether manufactured or not or in
case of milk, if it is the produce of a
diseased animal;
Sixth. If it be colOred or coated, or
polished, or powdered, whereby dam
age is concealed, or it is made to ap-
pear better than it really is, or of
greater value;
Seventh. If it contain any added
poisonous ingredient or any ingredient
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iOus 10 the health of person cOnsum-
ing it; provided that the State Board
of Health, may, with the approval of
the Governor, from time to time de-
clare certain articles or preparations to
be exempt from the provisions of this
act; and provided further that the
provisions of this act shall not apply
to mixtures Or compounds recognized
as ordinary articles of food; provided
that the same are not injurious to
health and that the articles are dis
| tinctly labelled as mixture.
| That the State Board of Health shall.
| from time to time, fix the limits of
variability permissible in any article
of food, or drug or compound the
standard of which is not established
| by any national pharmacop9ia.
That every person selling, or offer
ing or exposing any article of food or
drugs for sale, or delivering any arti
| Gle to purchasers, shall be bound to
serve or supply any inspector appoint
| ed under this act, who shall apply to
him for that purpose, and on his ten
| dering the value of the same for a sam
| pie sufficient for the purpose of analy
sis of any article which is included in
this act and which is in the possession
of the person selling, under a penalty
| not exceeding fifty dollars for first
| offence, and one hundred dollars for a
second and subsequent offence.
That the state board shall take cog
nizance of the interest of the public
health as it relates to the sale of foods
and drugs, and the adulteration of the
same and make all necessary inquiries
and Investigations relating thereto; it
shall also have the appointment and
supervision of public analysts and
chemists or inspectors to serve for
general service, or for such special SER
vice or length of time as it may deem
necessary; and the board of health
shall, from time to time, meet and
adopt such measures as it may deem
necessary for the enforcement of this
act, and of the act to which it is sup
plement, and prepare rules and regu-
tions with regard to the proper method
of collecting and examining articles OF
food or drinks or drugs; and the an
alysts, chemists or inspectors appointed
may act singly or as associated in
council for such time as may be ap-
proved or authorized by said board.
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